Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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Selecting Note Events
The selected MIDI editor determines which of the following methods apply.
Do one of the following:
•Use the Object Selection tool 
 to drag a selection rectangle around the 
note events that you want to select. You can also click individual events.
•Select  Edit > Select  and select one of 
 the options.
• To select the previous or next note event, use the left or right arrow keys.
• To select several notes, press [Shift] and use the arrow keys.
• To select all notes of a certain pitch, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on a  key in the keyb
 oard display to the left.
• To select all the following note events of the same pitch/staff, press [Shift] and  dou
 ble-click a note event.
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Selecting Note Events us ing the Select Submenu on  page  691
Editing on  page  1054
Selecting Note Events us ing the Select Submenu
The Select  submenu offers you several options to select note events.
To open the  Select su
 bmenu, select Edit > Select.
All Selects all note events in the edited part.
None Deselects all note events.
Invert Inverts the selection. All selected note events are deselected and all notes 
that we
 re not selected are selected instead.
In Loop Selects all note events that are partially or completely inside the boundaries 
o
f the left and right locators (only visible if locators are set).
From Start to Cursor Selects all note evens that begin to the left of the project cursor.
From Cursor to End Selects all note events that end to the right of the project cursor. 
						

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Equal Pitch - all Octaves
 Selects all note events of the highlighted part that have the same pitch (in any 
octave) as the currently selected note event.
NOTE
This function requires that a single note event is selected.
Equal Pitch - same Octave
Selects all note events of the highlighted part that have the same pitch (same 
octave) as the currently selected note event.
NOTE
This function requires that a single note event is selected.
Select Controllers in Note Range
Selects the MIDI controller data within the range of the selected note events.
RELATED LINKS
Deleting Note Events on page 693
Muting Note Events
You can mute individual note events in a MIDI editor. Muting individual notes allows 
you to exclude note events from playback.
Do one of the following:
• Click on a note event with the Mute tool.
• Drag a rectangle with the Mute tool, enclosing all note events that you want 
to mute.
• Select the note events and select Edit > Mute.
• To unmute a note event, click it or enclose it with the Mute tool. You can also 
select a note event and select Edit > Unmute.
Muted notes are dimmed in the note display. 
						

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Toggle Selections
• To toggle selected elements within a selection rectangle, press [Ctrl]/[Command] and enclose the same elements within a new selection 
rectangle.
Once you release the mouse button, the prev io
 us selection is deselected and vice 
versa.
Deleting Note Events
• To delete note events, click on them with the  Erase tool or select them and 
press [Backspace].
Cutting Note Events
The  Trim  tool allows you to cut off the end or the beginning of note events.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the  Trim tool  on the toolbar.
2. Do one of the following:
• To trim the end of a single note event, click on the note event.
• To trim the beginning of a single note  e
 vent, press [Alt]/[Option] and click the 
note event.
• To trim several note events, click and drag with the mouse across the note  even
 ts.
• To set the same start and end time for all edited note events, press 
[Ctrl]/[Command] and vertically drag along the note events.
Editing Note Events on the Info Line
You can move, resize, transpose, or change the velocity of note events on the info 
line using regular value editing.
• To apply a value change to all selected note events, press [Ctrl]/[Command]  and ch
 ange a value on the info line.
• To adjust the pitch or velocity of note events via your MIDI keyboard, click in  the Pi

tch or Velocity  fields on the info line, and play a note on your MIDI 
keyboard.
If you have several note events select ed an
 d change a value, all selected 
events are changed by the set amount. 
						

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Duplicating and Repeating Note Events
You can duplicate and repeat note events in the same way as events in the  Project 
window.
• To duplicate the selected note events, hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the 
n
 ote events to a new position.
If  Snap  is 
activated, it determines to  which positions you can copy notes.
• To copy the selected note events and place them
  directly behind the original, 
select  Edit > Functions > Duplicate .
If several note events are selected, all of them are copied as one unit, 
main
 taining the relative distance between the note events.
• To create a number of copies of the selected note events, select  Edit > 
Functions > 
 Repeat, specify the number, and click  OK.
You can also press [Alt]/[Option] and dr ag th
 e right edge of the note events 
to the right to create copies of the note events.
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About snapping on  page  918
Finding Exact Positions with Snap
The Snap function restricts horizontal movement and positioning to certain 
positions. This helps you find exact positi ons in the note display when editing note 
events in a MIDI editor. Affected operations include moving, duplicating, drawing, 
sizing, etc.
• To activate/deactivate snap, click  Snap 
.
If you select the  Bars+Beats 
 display format, the snap grid is set by the 
quantize value on the toolbar. This makes it possible to snap to straight note 
values and to swing  grids that have been set up in the  Quantize Panel.
If you select any of the other display fo r
 mats, positioning is restricted to the 
displayed grid.
Setting Velocity Values
When you draw note events in the MIDI editor, the note events get the velocity value 
that is set in the  Insert Velocity field on the toolbar. There are different methods to 
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•Use the Edit Velocity tool modifier. The cursor changes into a speaker, and 
next to the note, a field with the Note Velocity slider shows the value. Move 
the mouse pointer up or down to change the value.
Value changes are applied to all selected notes.
For this, a tool modifier must be assigned for the Edit Velocity action. To see 
or edit the tool modifier, select File > Preferences > Editing > Tool 
Modifiers > Select Tool.
• Open the Insert Velocity pop-up menu and select a velocity value.
On this menu, you can also select Setup and specify custom velocity values 
for the pop-up menu.
• Double-click the Insert Velocity field on the toolbar and enter a velocity value.
• Assign key commands to Insert Velocity 1-5 and use them.
This allows you to quickly switch between different velocity values when you 
enter note events.
Handling Several MIDI Parts
• To activate a part for editing, open the Currently Edited Part menu and select 
a part.
When you select a part from the list, it is automatically active and centered in 
the note display.
• To zoom in on an active part, select Edit > Zoom > Zoom to Event.
• To display defined borders for the active part, activate Show Part Borders.
If this option is activated, all parts, except the active part, are grayed out.
• To restrict editing operations to the active part, activate E d i t  A c t i v e  P a r t  O n l y.
• To change the size of the part, drag the part borders.
The part borders display the name of the active part. 
						

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NOTE
If the part that you open for editing is a shared copy, any editing that you perform 
affects all shared copies of this part. In the  Project window, shared copies are 
indicated by an equal sign in the top right corner of the part.
Looping MIDI Parts
The Independent Track Loop  function allows you to loop a MIDI part independent 
from the project playback.
When you activate the loop, the MIDI events within the loop are repeated 
c
 ontinuously while other events on other trac ks are played back as usual. Every time 
the cycle restarts, the independent track loop also restarts.
PROCEDURE
1. Activate  Independent Track Loop   on the toolbar.
If the Independent Track Loop  button is not visible, right-click the toolbar and select 
Independent Track Loop  from the menu.
If you have set up a loop range in the  Project wi
 ndow, it is hidden from the ruler in the 
MIDI editor.
2. [Ctrl]/[Command]-click in the ruler to specify the start of the independent  track loop.
3. [Alt]/[Option]-click in the ruler to specify the end of the independent track 
loop.
RESULT 
The independent loop range is indicated in a different color.
The start and end of the loop range are displayed on the status line.
A
FTER COMPLETING THIS TASK 
To repeat the events of the loop range and fill up the active MIDI part select  MIDI > 
R
 epeat Loop .
Key Editor
The Key Editor  is the default MIDI editor. It di splays notes graphically in a piano 
roll-style grid. The  Key Editor allows for detailed editing of notes and non-note 
events, such as MIDI controllers. 
						

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1)Toolbar
Contains tools and settings.
2)Status line
Informs about the mouse time position, mouse note position, and current 
chord display.
3)Info line
Displays note event information about a selected MIDI note.
4)Ruler
Displays the time line.
5)Key Editor Inspector
Contains tools and functions for working with MIDI data.
6)Note display
Contains a grid in which MIDI notes are displayed as boxes.
7)Controller display
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Toolbar
The toolbar contains tools and settings for the Key Editor.
• To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate or 
deactivate the elements.
Static Buttons
Set up Window Layout
Allows you to show/hide specific window sections, for example, the Status 
Line, the Info Line, the Inspector, etc. Which sections are available, depends 
on the MIDI editor.
Solo Editor
If this button is activated, you hear only the edited MIDI parts during playback.
Acoustic Feedback
If this button is activated, individual notes are automatically played back when 
you move or transpose them, or when you create them by drawing.
Auto Scroll
Auto Scroll
If this button is activated, the project cursor is always visible in the window.
Tool Buttons
Object Selection
Allows you to select events.
Draw
Allows you to draw events.
Erase
Allows you to delete events.
Trim
Allows you to resize selected events by moving their start or end positions in 
steps according to the Length Quantize value.
Split
Allows you to split a MIDI event.
Mute
Allows you to mute events.
Glue
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Zoom
Allows you to zoom in/out. Hold [Alt]/[Option] and click to zoom out.
Line
Allows you to create a series of contiguous events.
Time Warp
Allows you to adjust the tempo track so that material with a musical time base 
can be matched to material with a linear time base.
Independent Track Loop
 Independent Track Loop
Activates/Deactivates the independent track loop for the edited part.
Auto Select Controllers
Auto Select Controllers
If this button is activated and a note is selected in the editor, the 
corresponding controller data is also automatically selected.
Show Note Expression Data
Show Note Expression Data
If this button is activated, Note Expression data is shown.
Multiple Part Controls
Show Part Borders
If this button is activated, the part borders are shown in the editor.
Edit Active Part Only
If this button is activated, editing operations are applied only to the active part.
Currently Edited Part
This pop-up menu lists all parts that are currently open in the editor. This 
allows you to select a part for editing.
Indicate Transpositions
Indicate Transpositions
If this button is activated, MIDI notes are displayed according to their 
transposition settings.
Insert Velocity
Insert Velocity
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Nudge Palette
Trim Start Left
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the left.
Trim Start Right
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its start to the right.
Move Left
Moves the selected element to the left.
Move Right
Moves the selected element to the right.
Trim End Left
Decreases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the left.
Trim End Right
Increases the length of the selected element by moving its end to the right.
Transpose Palette
Move up
Transposes the selected event or chord up by a half note.
Move down
Transposes the selected event or chord down by a half note.
Move up more
Transposes the selected event up by an octave.
Move down more
Transposes the selected event down by an octave.
Snap/Quantize
The following options are available on the Snap/Quantize menu:
Snap On/Off
Activates/Deactivates the snap function.